Today ’s photos are from May Kald ( GrannyMay ) on Vancouver Island . Last time we shoot the breeze May ( refresh your memoryHERE ) , she was hold off for more color to arrive . Today she says,“I reckon I ’d better send in my final photos for autumn 2014 while it is still formally settle . Now that the seasonal rains , windstorms , and the low temperature have amount , I do n’t expect much more color modification , just falling folio and the last flower of berry . I ’ll get with the superb Orange and reds of my larger maple Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that took their time this year , but finally did themselves proud . The smaller Japanese maple never did colour up , nor did the purplish smoke bush , the birch , oak , or willow trees . Our temperature were too ardent to trip their nightfall displays . Still , there was colour enough to satisfy anyone except the very fussy ! As well , the roses kept blossom , the birds were well-chosen , and there are plenty of berries!”May , your garden is such a joy in any season . * * * We ’ll be back tomorrow and Wednesday with more photos from May ! * * *
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As October ends, the Japanese maple and the red maple in front of my house are looking beautiful, though not quite in full color.
On October 27, looking down my driveway from the garage, the large Japanese maple is on the left. On the right are the last red leaves on the dogwood, the yellow leaves on a chestnut tree, and the bright red of the burning bush. The yellowing leaves in the right foreground are on Ficus ‘Desert King’.
A few yellow leaves from the birch tree decorate theSempervivum arachnoideumnestled in the rocks below.
This stone cat water bowl is brightened by red maple leaves.
On October 31, the view from my kitchen window is gorgeous as the red maple forgoes it’s normal fall reds to compete with the chestnut tree in the mid-background for bright yellows and the Japanese maple on the right is orangey/red.
A large spider hangs from the Japanese maple and greets my Halloween visitors. Meanwhile, the hardy fuchsias underneath just keep blooming.
This Knockout rose just keeps blooming, in company with a lot of the other shrub roses. In the background, the cotoneaster berries are big and bright, ready to feed the birds when the cold weather arrives.
This is one of the Stellar’s Jays that arrive in the fall. They are the western relatives of the blue jay found elsewhere. He is just as cheeky, loud, intelligent, and voracious as all the other jays.
An excellent ground cover with edible berries that are used just like cranberries isVaccinium vitis-idaea(Lingonberry), growing beside common sage and a white winter heather.
